HIV-associated orphanhood and children's psychosocial distress: Theoretical framework tested with data from Zimbabwe

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-141

  Nyamukapa, Constance A ^a   Gregson, Simon ^a   Lopman, Ben ^a   Saito, Suzue ^b   Watts, Helen J ^a   Monasch, Roeland ^b   Jukes, Matthew C H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STRESS; STIGMA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FAMILY; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORPHAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN POPULATION; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 38449118932     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.116038     Document Type: Article

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